'Our hearts are broken' Jay Slater's family hear the 'worst news' as his body identified in Tenerife

Juliette Dunlop sent this report from Tenerife

The mother of Jay Slater says their "hearts are broken" following confirmation a body found in Tenerife has now been identified as the missing teenager.

The 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire disappeared on 17 June after going to the NRG festival.

The body was found along with Jay's possessions near to where his phone was last used in what what was described as an 'inaccessible area'.

Jay's Mum Debbie Duncan is still in Tenerife and has spent the last month helping in the search for her son, she said:

“I just can’t believe this could happen to my beautiful boy. Our hearts are broken.”

A Spanish Court said Jay had suffered multiple injuries consistent with a fall.

The Guardia Civil said: "After 29 constant days of searching, the body of the young man has been found in the Masca area."

Jay had attended the music festival with two friends before travelling back to a house in Masca. His last known location was the Rural de Teno Park in the north of the Canary Island – which was about an 11-hour walk from his accommodation.

LBT Global the charity working with the family said:

“The announcement does seem to confirm that Jay died of injuries consistent with an accidental fall from a considerable height. There will of course be many more hurdles for the family to face in the coming days and we will work with them to make this horrific time as easy as possible. We are working with the family now to sort out the next steps of taking Jay home, recovery of his belongings and laying him to rest"

The two friends who Jay was on holiday with in Tenerife have paid their own tribute to him, saying: "You'll be missed more than you know."

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